The Staten Island Railway (formerly known as the ''Staten Island Rapid Transit'') is a rapid transit system on

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. Its operator has been the

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of New York since 1971, whereas prior to that year it was owned by the

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(B&O).

Main Line

This list contains all stations currently operating on the Staten Island Railway (SIR). All active SIR stations are located on the Main Line, which spans from the St. George Ferry Terminal to Tottenville. Stations tend to be built either above ground level on embankments or are open-cut stations built below ground level, but open to the sky.

Disused and former stations

The majority of former stations are located on the

North Shore Branch The North Shore Branch is an abandoned branch of the Staten Island Railway in New York City, which operated along Staten Island's North Shore from Saint George to Port Ivory. The line continues into New Jersey via the Arthur Kill Vertical Lif ...

and

South Beach Branch The South Beach Branch, also called the East Shore Sub-Division, is an abandoned branch of the Staten Island Railway in New York City, which operated along Staten Island's East Shore from Clifton to Wentworth Avenue. This double-tracked branch ...

, which were closed to passenger service at midnight on Tuesday, March 31, 1953. A small western portion of the North Shore Branch that is disconnected to the Main Line is used for freight service, and a smaller eastern portion of the same branch provided seasonal service to the

Richmond County Bank Ballpark station Richmond County Bank Ballpark, styled simply as BallPark on station signage, is an abandoned station on the Staten Island Railway, located at Wall Street and Richmond Terrace. History The station was opened on June 24, 2001 in conjunction with ...

from 2001 to 2009. Restoration is being discussed along this mostly abandoned line as part of the

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plan. The South Beach Branch was abandoned and demolished except for a remaining stanchion on St. John's Avenue and the Robin Road Trestle. This line diverged from the Main Line south of the Clifton station and lay to the east of the Main Line.

References

External links

SIRT Track Map
on nycsubway.org {{DEFAULTSORT:Staten Island Railway stations Staten Island

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Main Line

Disused and former stations

See also

References

External links